Hampe Faustman

Born: 1919-07-03

Born as Erik Stellan Chatham. His parents was the artists Gösta Chatham and Mollie Faustman. Hampe Faustman was a Swedish director, writer and actor. He appeared in 23 feature films and directed 20 films between during the 1940s and 50s. Faustman is best known for his socially engaged films. Producer Lorens Marmstedt contracted Faustman to Terrafilm which gave him artistic freedom. He died of pneumonia at 42.


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Lars Hård

as Priest at prison
Released: 1948-08-30

Young drifter tells his story in flashback from prison.

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Vagabond Blacksmiths

as uncredited
Released: 1949-02-07

Midsummer Eve in Malmfors in the 1880s. The holiday is celebrated with a big party. Three...

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Ride Tonight!

as Bo Eriksson
Released: 1942-11-24

Oppressed by landowners, a peasant uprising ensues as an outlaw farmer refuses to pay taxes in...

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His Excellency

as Prison guard
Released: 1944-03-03

Celebrated elderly Austrian poet opposes nazism, while his daughter admires and falls in love...

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It Happens Tonight

as uncredited
Released: 1957-12-20

Lars Ekborg and Sven Eric Gamble portray bumbling criminals who get involved in a safe-cracking...

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Crime and Punishment

as Rodja Raskolnikov
Released: 1945-10-16

A Swedish version of Crime and Punishment. Raskolnikov, a poor student, is planning to...

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While the Door Was Locked

as Tomas Ekberg
Released: 1946-12-26

The film follows a number of people in an apartment building during a night full of dramatic...

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Vi behöver varann

as uncredited
Released: 1944-09-20

A female reporter invents a story about a man who threatens to take his life to protest the...

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Den osynliga muren

as Patrol Commander
Released: 1944-08-21

"The Invisble Wall" - In an unnamed country under occupation, a senior officer is killed in an...

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Katrina

as Einar
Released: 1943-03-22

Proud Katrina falls in love with Johan, who's a sailor, and follows him home to the island of...

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En vår i vapen

as Furir Åke Berglund
Released: 1943-01-04

During the spring of 1940 two young men gets drafted and deployed close to the Norwegian border,...

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Hon kom som en vind

as Funfair visitor
Released: 1952-11-26

"She Came Like a Wind" - Fabian Rosander works at a factory and is close to 50 years old. When a...

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They Staked Their Lives

as Freedom fighter
Released: 1940-01-01

"With life at stake"- Max is illegal arms dealers and lives with Wanda, a spy for the...

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There Burns a Fire

as Georg Brandt (as Erik Faustman)
Released: 1943-08-23

An allegory of Germany's WWII occupation of Norway. Members of a theater ensemble join the...

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En kvinna ombord

as Martin Frost
Released: 1941-01-10

In the beginning of WW II a Swedish ship in a northern French port is exposed to German air...

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A Matter of Morals

as Kronstad
Released: 1961-05-31

1960 USA/Sweden film directed by John Cromwell

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Kärlek på turné

as uncredited
Released: 1955-11-28

"Love on Tour" - A traveling theatre company has arrived at an outdoor stage. They are ready for...

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Mitt folk är icke ditt

as uncredited
Released: 1944-06-19

The Nazis seize power and occupies a country. A celebrated pianist returns home from abroad...

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Women in Captivity

as Roland
Released: 1943-03-12

A priest decides to engage himself socially in prison. In the cells he meets a number of women...

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När ängarna blommar

as uncredited
Released: 1946-11-11

The farm workers at Näs Farm, lead by Hellman, go on strike, demanding that their employer...

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Älskling, jag ger mig

as Bertil Hellman
Released: 1943-11-30

Marianne is not very interested in love, but still has company with Bertil. It's only when he...

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